ESPRAT is proud to announce that it has been awarded a 3 year contract from IOT Group Australia to provide NDT inspection services. The scope of award covers inspection of all IOT Group owned tubing, drill pipe, handling tools and BHA to DS-1, API and customer standards. Trevor Yates, Managing Director, of ESPRAT Pty Ltd said "This contract award highlights the strong reputation that ESPRAT has built in Australia in a very short space of time. It demonstrates our commitment to HSE, Quality and provision of high value service. We have previously enjoyed a good relationship with IOT Group but to be awarded a contract that runs through to 2020 will allow us to continue to improve our service to them, and strengthen our relationship even further to ensure that we remain their preferred supplier well into the future".

Trevor added "This contract supplements existing NDT inspection work that ESPRAT is currently conducting throughout Australia and positions us nicely to take advantage of the inevitable pick-up in drilling activity that is likely to occur towards the end of 2017. We would like to take this opportunity to thank IOT Group Australia for selecting us as their NDT inspection service provider and we look forward to working with them for many years to come".

About IOT Group

IOT Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Petrolia Drilling II AS, which again is a wholly owned subsidiary of Petrolia SE, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker PDR. The company operates in 12 countries globally and is a leading provider of products & services ranging from fishing tools to drilling equipment.

For any enquiries in Australia please use our general email address, info@esprat.com.au or call our office on +61 (0)8 6253 8603.

Ex-certified Zone 1 & Zone 2 Air Conditioning Rental ESPRAT is continually looking to expand the range of services and products that it can offer its clients and we are pleased to announce that we are now providing a range of portable Air Conditioning units for Zone 1 & Zone 2 areas. Our EX ESPRAT AC's are fully ATEX certified for use in hazardous areas, meaning that our clients can finally overcome personnel Health & Safety issues surrounding heat stress and fatigue. As the units can be located in hazardous areas, which are common in the Onshore and Offshore Oil & Gas industry, our clients can place the air conditioners close to work areas meaning that personnel are assured of access to clean, cool air to lower body temperatures and maintain mental and physical health.

The units are designed to work in temperatures up to 55 degrees providing 22kW of cooling capacity, ideal for spot cooling of personnel or cooling of enclosures. They come with a fully integrated DNV 2.7-1 frame designed for offshore lift and are complete with electrical certification for offshore use.

In March 2017, ESPRAT Malaysia, Singapore and Australia undertook surveillance audits for their management systems, with all maintaining their ISO9001:2008 accreditation for a further year. Additionally ESPRAT Malaysia & Singapore maintained its OHSAS18001 accreditation.

Congratulations to all those involved and we look forward to many years ahead of continual improvement and pushing the boundaries.

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New IRATA Training Centre Opens in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

ESPRAT has opened SE Asia's newest and most realistic IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training centre in Johor Bahru. This is the 3rd training centre that ESPRAT have opened (with the others being in Miri, Malaysia and the Philippines) and the lessons learned from previous experiences have been well and truly applied here, resulting in a centre that simulates every conceivable situation that personnel may encounter in the real world, as a Rope Access technician. Additionally, the centre has a dedicated classroom area where candidates can learn the theory before applying it in a practical scenario.

The training centre offers affordable, high quality training in a relaxed and consultative environment. It is ideally located for Singaporean and Malaysian personnel but with Johor Bahru and Singapore having great international travel links, can also be utilised by candidates coming from international locations, within SE Asia and even Australia. It caters for all levels of rope access technicians with beginners and experts alike getting the same level of focus for their training. If you have ever considered getting your rope access career started, or if you are looking to maintain, re-train or move up a level, now is the time with some great opening offers! With ESPRAT having already trained over 2,000 candidates since 2002, you can be assured that there's no where else quite like it.

Live IRATA training schedules, along with guidance on local hotels and how to get here can be found by contacting our general email address, info@esprat.com or by calling the office on +60 (0) 7595 0775.

In line with recent growth of our South East Asian operations, ESPRAT Malaysia has opened its new office / warehouse / training facility based in Johor Bahru on the Southern tip of West Malaysia. The JB office supports our Miri operation in East Malaysia and Singapore office. The facility has been designed to house operations personnel and is fully approved for IRATA Rope Access training, with courses due to start in April 2017 and running regularly throughout the year. The new facility is located at No. 11 Jalan SiLC 1/5, Kawasan Perindustrian SiLC, Iskandar Puteri, 81550 Gelang Patah, Johor Darul Takzim.